Chapter 405: There is a loophole
The news of lobbying the US Congress to investigate the Eastern Bloc turned out to be false. But Li Xuan had to defend in advance, and if the US Congress really launched an investigation into the Eastern Bloc, he was likely to suffer a big loss when he was caught off guard.
For example, the acquisition of RCA by the Oriental Group, a shocking merger and acquisition case involving up to $5 billion, if it is repeatedly analyzed under a magnifying glass, some flaws can always be found!
But if O'Neill, the speaker of the House of Representatives, can support the Eastern Bloc, it will be difficult for those opposing voices to stir up much of a storm in the House. In the Senate, Bush Sr. will actively mediate for Li Xuan in the Republican Party, and if Edward Kennedy can also actively mediate for Li Xuan in the Democratic Party, it will be difficult for opponents to achieve results in the Senate.
Of course, Edward and O'Neill, as political figures, naturally did not take the initiative to defend the Eastern Bloc. But the two of them traveled thousands of miles from Boston to New York to attend Li Xuan's party, which was enough to convey a clear position to the outside world.
"Your Excellency, welcome to all of you!" Li Xuan shook hands with Tip O'Neill Jr. with a smile, and then introduced his sister Li Ying to him, "This is my sister Ellie, she is studying at New York University!"
"Beautiful young lady, it's an honor to be able to attend your party! This is my granddaughter Jenny, I'm sure you will have many languages in common!" O'Neill was very happy to introduce the tall girl next to Li Ying in a dark evening dress.
The two girls went to the side to chat very affectionately, leaving room for Li Xuan and O'Neill to talk.
"Lee, I heard you've been in trouble lately!" O'Neill said with interest.
Tip O'Neill Jr. A Democrat who even President Reagan had a great headache and struggled with. Li Xuan didn't meet him many times, but for the sake of the dollar's face. The two now talk happily like old friends.
"Yes, I was tricked by a few juniors!" Li Xuan shook his head without concealing it and smiled bitterly.
"Hey! I'm sorry, I'm late! It's my niece Caroline!" said Edward Kennedy, holding a beautiful white girl with blond hair and blue eyes, and walked up to greet him.
"Hey, Carolyn, I thought it was a beautiful angel who came down to my sister's party, I'm glad you came!" Li Xuan praised with a smile.
The Kennedys were born with a good set of skins, with handsome men and beautiful women. This Miss Caroline is supposed to be the eldest daughter of President Kennedy. In another time and space. When her uncle Edward died, the Kennedy family's influence in American politics fell into an embarrassing situation, and she resolutely stepped forward and was appointed by O'Hei as the U.S. ambassador to Japan.
At this time, Li Ying, who had been paying attention to the situation on her brother's side, also quietly walked up. Caroline has just settled in New York, where she now works at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in Upper Manhattan.
After Li Ying invited Caroline to leave, the three men resumed their previous conversation. Li Xuan gently gestured not far away. A few people were sitting around and chatting happily.
"Recently, there was news in New York that someone was preparing to lobby Congress to launch an investigation into the acquisition of RCA by the Eastern Group. Although our investigation found that it was a false alarm, the Excellency Charles Levy MP. Recently, he seems to have been very close to the third son of the Bamberg family. And that Mr. Gerry and his friends have already caused me hundreds of millions of dollars in losses!" Li Xuan said in a calm tone.
According to information gathered by RCA, Gerry Bamberg and others have no intention of actually lobbying Congress to launch an investigation into the Eastern Bloc. But they are actively trying to persuade a few legislators they know to come and publicly criticize the previous RCA merger case.
Thus further manufacturing abroad will really be possible. The illusion of public opinion that the investigation into the Eastern Bloc has led the capital market to further doubt the prospects of the Eastern Bloc. In the end, the stock price of the computer park company fell further!
"Yes, they're just a bunch of people who get into trouble everywhere! It seems that I'll need to talk to Councillor Levy later, and his energy should be more focused on issues that concern the majority of voters than on serving a small group of people!" O'Neill glanced over the side as well, and said coldly.
Levy is a Jewish surname, and although American politics is a two-party system, Jewish forces have deep influence in both the Democratic and Republican parties.
On many issues of Jewish interest, these members of parliament influenced by Jewish groups often voted not to prioritize partisan interests, as well as those of the United States, but often to put Israel's interests first.
For example, Congress has been debating the withdrawal of troops from Lebanon for nearly half a year, but in fact, O'Neill has reached a private compromise with President Reagan on this issue. But opposition to the withdrawal remains strong in the House of Representatives, both Republicans and Democrats.
The Syrian government is behind the increasingly aggressive offensive of opposition forces in the Lebanese civil war. Once all U.S. peacekeepers in Lebanon are withdrawn, Lebanon could soon be completely controlled by Syria. Syria has always been one of the spearheads in the Middle East against Israel.
As the speaker of the House of Representatives, O'Neill is unable to effectively command the members of his own party, and this behavior of the Jewish community has seriously challenged O'Neill's authority, and he naturally will not have a good face for the Jewish forces.
"Lee, I have to remind you of one thing, whenever the new members of parliament have just taken office after the election of the congressional replacement, it is often the time when the party and caucus have the weakest control over them! Therefore, if someone really wants to initiate a bill against the Eastern Bloc, the week or two after the opening of the new parliament after New Year's Day is definitely the best time to do it!" Edward reminded in a loud voice.
Now that the Diet has entered the year-end recess, on January 3 next year, the newly elected members of the Senate and House of Representatives will be formally sworn in! Compared with the 33-seat re-election of one-third of the seats in the Senate, the House of Representatives will be re-elected for all 400 seats.
The caucus needs a little time to get to know the new faces who are walking on Capitol Hill for the first time, and then get them to obey the commands. But these rookies are often eager to make their voices heard, so they are easily influenced by off-the-counter factors.
Li Xuan originally thought that his arrangement was foolproof, but he didn't expect that there was actually a huge loophole. (To be continued......)